𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕

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Prakrit

Etymology

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Sanskrit लवङ्ग (lavaṅga)

Prakrit 𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕 (lavaṃga)

Inherited from Sanskrit लवङ्ग (lavaṅga, “clove”), borrowed from Malayo-Polynesian.

Noun

𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕 (lavaṃga) m (Devanagari लवंग) ^[1]^[2]

clove, Syzygium aromaticum

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Braj: लौंग (lauṅg)
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: लौंग (lauṅg)
    - → Pashto: لونګ (lawong)
  - Urdu: لَونْگ (lauṅg)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Assamese: লং (loṅ)
  - Naga Pidgin: long
- Bengali: লং (loṅ)
- Odia: ଲଙ୍ଗ (laṅga)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: ल्वाङ (lwāṅ)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਲੌਂਗ (lauṅg)
  
  Shahmukhi script: لَونْگ (laung)
- Sindhi:
  Arabic script: لَوْنگُ (lauṅgu)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: લવિંગ (laviṅg)

References

^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T (1923–1928) “लवंग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: .
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lavaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 637

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